New MCU Daredevil Footage Has Me Hopeful Marvel Is Giving Matt Murdock A Much-Needed Powers Upgrade

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Matt Murdock"s new power-set in the MCU has been shown off in the first footage from Daredevil: Born Again, which makes me very excited about the upcoming Marvel Television series. After playing the Devil of Hell"s Kitchen in his solo Netflix series, Daredevil, and The Defenders between 2015 and 2018, Charlie Cox officially returned as Matt Murdock in 2021"s Spider-Man: No Way Home. Cox"s Daredevil is one of my favorite MCU heroes, so I was thrilled to see him return, and to hear that he"ll be embarking on a brand-new adventure in 2025"s Daredevil: Born Again.
Matt Murdock"s Daredevil showed off more of his acrobatic abilities in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Echo, but I can"t wait for Daredevil: Born Again to put even more attention on the Man Without Fear"s abilities. My hopes for Daredevil"s powers to take center-stage have only been exacerbated by the release of new footage from the highly-anticipated upcoming series. Now that he"s officially in the hands of Marvel Studios, I"m sure more of Daredevil"s abilities will be displayed, and this makes me even more excited about the MCU"s future as a whole.
Daredevil: Born Again's New Footage Builds My Hope We'll Get To See More Of The Hero's Powers Daredevil's Superhuman Powers Will Have More Focus In Born Again

On October 30, Marvel Studios released a short video comprising footage of the MCU"s upcoming Disney+ projects in the remainder of 2024 and 2025. Alongside Ironheart, Wonder Man and What If...? season 3, among others, I was elated to see Daredevil: Born Again get some attention, and this new footage has me convinced Matt Murdock"s more superhuman powers will get more focus than they ever did on Netflix. Daredevil was a grounded, more human hero on Netflix, but the full scope of his powers in live-action is yet to be explored.
Most notably, I noticed that Marvel Studios" Look Ahead footage saw the image of Matt Murdock in his new Daredevil suit appear on a screen in the Time Variance Authority from Deadpool & Wolverine. In the scene, it looks as though Daredevil uses his radar sense, allowing him to hear for great distances, and a dolly zoom effect is used to physically show what Matt Murdock experiences when using this power. This effect was never used in Netflix"s Daredevil series, so I reckon Marvel Studios will be physically demonstrating more of Daredevil"s powers in the MCU.
The MCU Has A Perfect Excuse To Change & Upgrade Daredevil's Marvel Powers Daredevil Has Been A Live-Action Hero For Almost A Decade Close In conjunction with the release of Echo in January 2024, Marvel Studios confirmed that Netflix"s Defenders Saga shows, including Daredevil, are canon to the MCU"s official timeline. This has made many think that Daredevil: Born Again will show Matt Murdock with very few changes from Daredevil, but Marvel Studios has the perfect excuse to introduce many changes and a real evolution for Murdock. By the time Daredevil: Born Again premieres in March 2025, it will have been seven years since Daredevil season 3 ended, meaning there will have been plenty of time for Daredevil to grow.
Daredevil"s MCU Project
Year
Daredevil Season 1
2015
Daredevil Season 2
2016
The Defenders
2017
Daredevil Season 3
2018
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
2022
Echo
2024
Daredevil: Born Again
2025
Matt Murdock has shown off a serious acrobatic upgrade since Daredevil season 3 in projects such as She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and Echo, and I can"t wait to see this continue in Daredevil: Born Again. Beyond just his physical abilities, however, I think this is the perfect opportunity for Daredevil to have honed more of his innate, superhuman powers, including his radar sense, which was only briefly mentioned in Daredevil. This also makes me think more of Daredevil"s superhuman senses and reflexes will be put on display, which is an incredibly exciting prospect.
Why Daredevil’s Powers Being Given More Focus Makes Sense For The MCU Marvel Studios Has More Opportunity To Show Off Daredevil's Superhuman Powers

Netflix"s Marvel shows were always very grounded, gritty and based in the real world, but Marvel Studios" access to more supernatural, otherworldly and fantastical elements means Daredevil"s wilder powers can be put on display meaningfully. We"ve already seen this be the case for Vincent D"Onofrio"s Kingpin, who showed off impressive strength in Hawkeye that he never did on Netflix. I would love for Daredevil: Born Again to lean into the weirder side of Daredevil"s abilities, allowing Charlie Cox to demonstrate sides to Matt Murdock that we"ve never seen before.

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9.8/10 Daredevil: Born Again CrimeActionSuperheroThrillerAdventure After Charlie Cox's cameo appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home and supporting role in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Daredevil: Born Again gives Matt Murdock his first show set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Daredevil: Born Again, composed of 18 episodes, serves as the spiritual successor to Netflix's three-season Daredevil series and adapts its characters to the MCU's main continuity while establishing a new beginning for the superhero lawyer.
Cast Charlie Cox , Vincent D'Onofrio Release Date January 1, 2024 Seasons 1 Streaming Service(s) Disney+ Franchise(s) Daredevil , Marvel Cinematic Universe Upcoming MCU Movies